[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shriek \shriek\, v. i. imp.  p. p. shrieked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   shrieking. oe. shriken, originallythe same word as e.
   screech. see screech, and cf. screak.
   to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds
   and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or
   anguish.
   1913 webster

         it was the owl that shrieked.            --shak.
   1913 webster

         at this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
         echoed her grief.                        --dryden.
   1913 webster
see also:
shrieked shrieking screech screak 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shriek \shriek\, v. t.
   to utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or
   shrieks.
   1913 webster

         on top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,
         shrieking his baleful note.              --spenser.
   1913 webster

         she shrieked his name
         to the dark woods.                       --moore.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shriek \shriek\, n.
   a sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as
   is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
   1913 webster

         shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.
                                                  --dryden.
   1913 webster

   shriek owl. zool.
   a the screech owl.
   b the swift; -- so called from its cry.
       1913 webster
see also:
shriek owl 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shriek
     n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
          syn: scream, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching
     2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
        the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
        brakes" syn: screech, screeching, shrieking, scream,
         screaming
     v : utter a shrill cry syn: shrill, pipe up, pipe
see also:
scream screaming shrieking screech screeching shrill 
pipe up pipe 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

169 moby thesaurus words for "shriek":
   homeric laughter, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, be in stitches,
   beep, bell, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blast, blat, blow,
   blow the horn, blubber, boff, boffola, boom, bray, break up,
   breathe, bugle, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out,
   burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, buzz,
   cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, cheer,
   chirp, chortle, chuckle, clarion, convulsion, coo, creak, crow,
   cry, cry out, drawl, exclaim, fanfare, fit of laughter,
   flourish of trumpets, flute, gales of laughter, gasp, giggle,
   go into convulsions, groan, growl, grunt, guffaw, ha-ha, hail,
   halloo, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hilarity, hiss, ho-ho,
   holler, hollo, honk, hoot, horselaugh, howl, hurrah, keen, laugh,
   laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, lilt,
   make an outcry, moan, mumble, murmur, mutter, nearly die laughing,
   outburst of laughter, pant, peal, peal of laughter, pipe,
   rallying cry, risibility, roar, roar of laughter,
   roar with laughter, rumble, screak, scream, screech,
   shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shall, shout,
   shout of laughter, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl, skreigh,
   snap, snarl, snicker, snigger, snort, sob, sough, sound,
   sound a tattoo, sound taps, split, split with laughter, squall,
   squawk, squeak, squeal, tantara, tantarara, taps, tarantara,
   tattoo, tee-hee, thunder, tirade, titter, toot, tootle, trumpet,
   trumpet blast, trumpet call, twang, tweedle, ululate, ululation,
   wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whine, whisper, whistle, whoop,
   wind, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yo-ho, yowl,
   yuck, yuk-yuk

[6] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

shriek n. see excl. occasional cmu usage, also in common use among
   apl fans and mathematicians, especially category theorists.


see also:
excl 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

shriek
     
        exclamation mark
     
     
see also:
exclamation mark 

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